The last 84 tribes our world has ever known are some of the most slim, trim, and fastest people on this earth today as a whole. Why is this?
Is it genetics? Yes! They are living proof that genetics play a large part in not only the structure of our body, but also in the way our bodies function. This does not mean that we are very different from these tribes and our ancient ancestors. We simply are not answering our bodies genetic call for food in the same way they do.
Is it their lifestyle? Yes! They walk, run, and swim to get their food or to visit with a neighboring tribe and they dance and jump and run to celebrate special events. Think about it, we don't walk to a restaurant for dinner, we drive there, and a lot of times we don't even walk into the restaurant, we simply hit the drive-through. The simple everyday tasks these tribes perform keep them in an almost constant state of motion, and if you are moving you are burning calories.
Is it their diet? Yes! They are not eating processed sugars, complex carbohydrates, additives, artificial colorings, artificial flavorings, and the countless number of preservatives - with names we cannot even pronounce - in their food everyday.
Therefore, if we take a lesson from our ancestors and combine these three criteria: genetics, lifestyle, and diet, then we can be as healthy, and in shape as our predecessors!
The Caveman Paleolithic Diet, also known as the caveman diet or Paleo diet is simply a blueprint of the way our ancestors lived and ate adapted for today's modern people. Although our caveman ancestors followed this diet simply because of the basic fact that processed and refined foods did not exists, it can still be followed today, with great success.
We have to consider food fuel for our bodies. You would not put dirty fuel into an expensive sports car because it can clog up the fuel injectors and impair the performance of the car, so why should we eat food that clogs our arteries, and impairs the performance of our bodies?
The Paleo diet simply has us eating lean meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables (but not legumes), nuts and berries, and of course fish. We have to cut out refined flour, sugar, and salt. Basically, try to picture yourself back in the stone ages, your meal will be whatever you can hunt or gather, and that is also why the caveman paleolithic diet is also called the hunter and gatherers diet.
Do some research, and of course talk to your doctor before you start any diet and see if the caveman paleolithic diet is the right choice for you, I'm sure you will find the benefits amazing!
